Poroshenko hopes talks in Minsk result in peace in Ukraine
MINSK. Aug 26 (Interfax) - It is hoped that the talks in Minsk between the Customs Union, the European Union and Ukraine will result in peace in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.
"I hope that peace in Ukraine will be the result of the meeting," Poroshenko said in Minsk on Tuesday during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.
"If today we manage to reach an agreement with our colleagues which will bring peace, this will be a milestone event, and for our bilateral relations as well," Poroshenko said.
The planned meeting in Minsk will not be the only one, it will be followed by other similar contacts, Poroshenko said.
The Ukrainian president said he assessed the role of Belarus highly in organizing the Minsk summit, the format of which is unique.
As to Belarusian-Ukrainian relations, "relations between the two countries do not have serious problems," Poroshenko said. "If some issues emerge, we resolve them swiftly via dialogue," the Ukrainian president said.
